netdev - Re: [bpf-next v1 0/9] bpf: Add helper to do FIB lookups

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Message-Id: <20180503.114002.1113821589390823390.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:   Thu, 03 May 2018 11:40:02 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     dsahern@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, borkmann@...earbox.net, ast@...nel.org,
        shm@...ulusnetworks.com, roopa@...ulusnetworks.com,
        brouer@...hat.com, toke@...e.dk, john.fastabend@...il.com
Subject: Re: [bpf-next v1 0/9] bpf: Add helper to do FIB lookups

From: David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>
Date: Wed,  2 May 2018 20:53:10 -0700

> Provide a helper for doing a FIB and neighbor lookup in the kernel
> tables from an XDP program. The helper provides a fastpath for forwarding
> packets. If the packet is a local delivery or for any reason is not a
> simple lookup and forward, the packet is expected to continue up the stack
> for full processing.
 ...

Great work David.

Acked-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>